Lucille S. Beeson Charitable Remainder

OVERVIEW: The Lucille S. Beeson Charitable Remainder supports human services, animals, youth, education, health and other community needs in Alabama.

IP TAKE: Although this foundation maintains a low public profile, it is one of the top grantmakers in the state and has a wide variety of interests for funding local issues. It does not generally accept applications for funding, working mainly with preselected organizations. Reach out to staff at the phone number provided below to discuss grantmaking opportunities.

PROFILE: Established in 2001, the Lucille S. Beeson Charitable Remainder is an independent foundation based in Birmingham, Alabama. Lucille Stewart Beeson was a local philanthropist who created a charitable trust in her will to support local causes. She was one of the first women to attend law school in the 1920s and was also known as a scholar, humanitarian, inventor and collector. This foundation funds local efforts for human services, animals, youth, education, health and other community needs.

The Lucille S. Beeson Charitable Remainder does not have a website to guide grantseekers. However, this philanthropist supported a variety of educational and cultural causes during her lifetime before passing away in 2001 at the age of 95. Recent foundation support has gone to local health foundations, churches, a zoological society, humane society and botanical society.

Important Grant Details:

Grants range between about $400,000 and $1.1 million. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on the state of Alabama and especially the Birmingham area. Past local grantees include the Jimmie Hale Mission, the Birmingham Zoo and the Birmingham Humane Society.

This foundation does not typically accept unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits and only funds preselected organizations. Direct general questions to the staff at 205-420-7753.

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